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Show Thursday, January 11, 2007 The Gunnison Valley Gazette Page 6 %in<£ness JL The" papers and television are so full of bad news. Stories describing devastation, heartache and trauma fill the pages and airways of our media. The purpose of this column is to let the good folks of Gunnison Valley know about some of the good deeds performed by our citizens. They are done out of love and compassion for their fellow citizen. There is no attempt at notoriety or personal acclaim. At times it is difficult to find the story. Therefore, this is not an attempt to report on all of them but to make you, the reader, aware of some of the positive actions taken by Gunnison Valley residence on behalf of their neighbors. In recognition of the good work, a certificate for dinner for two at a wonderful restaurant in Orem is awarded. The manager of Carrabbas Restaurant is in league with the writer in providing the initial certificate. This month's recognition goes to Lucele Hill. Lucele has performed many acts of kindness and generosity over the years but what got the attention of the writer was her work with an Orem hospital in providing small baby blankets to the hospital for the mothers who lost their baby. The saddened mothers are able to take this donated blanket home with them to ease the burden of losing their baby. Lucele has been doing this 6y The Shadow Brian Head for some time now, donating, I suppose, over one hundred of her hand-made baby blankets to the hospital. This labor of love is done with little fanfare and in the shadow of anonymity. Thanks Lucele, you make us all proud. Enjoy your dinner. Each month, an individual will be featured in this column identify- ing the acts of kindness rendered and awarded a night out at Carrabbas. I will be watching, so be careful. You might get caught doing something kind. If you have a suggestion, please notify the Gazette office. Be careful, knows... the Shadow %indness jicfqiow [edged is supported by 683 East University Parkway Orem, Utah 84097 801-765-1222 www.carrabba^.com When I was a kid, I remember my dad, who is notoriously cheap, fitting mix and match skis on our feet, and hauling us to the top of a snowy hill to see how we did. I knew the general idea was to get to the bottom of the hill and still be on your feet/skis, but I never did figure out how to do that—probably because the skis I had on were way too big and heavy for me, and partly because I didn't have the slightest clue what to do. I remember falling down a lot, and not being able to get back up. I also remember getting really cold. Those are not some of my better childhood memories, so I guess I never get it when people say they love skiing. So to avoid such experiences with your own kids, I thought I'd give you some information on a real live ski resort, of which there are many in Utah—or so I've heard. Brian Head was originally called Monument Peak, and early surveyors and pioneers used it as a point of reference. There are actually a few stories about how its name was changed to Brian Head, but nobody really knows what the truth is anymore. One of the stories is that the famous explorer, John Wesley Powell saw the peak towering over all the others and named it after some guy in the Geographical Survey Office—the guy must have had a big head or something. Another story is that Parowan residents changed the name in 1890 in honor of tl,^ American politician William Jennings Bryan. But regardless of how i( got its name, Brian Head has been a ski resort since 1964, Ten years after that, the surrounding area was made the Town of Brian Head. Since that time it has grown from a one-lift operation to a complete resort that can offer not only skiing, but mountain biking, snow tubing, dining, hiking trails, or just a relaxing day enjoying the "scenic beauty and pristine air." The chair lifts summit at 10,920 feet, and since I like the Sky Ride at Lagoon pretty well, I think I could go for that part of it. includes coaching, lunch, rental equipment, all-day supervision and the lift ticket. You can also purchase the half day package, (p.m. only) for $79, or lessons only at $68 for a full day or S52 for a half day (p.m. only). For kids ages four to five they have two-hour morning or afternoon group lessons, and a "Wee Ski" program for three year olds. (No kidding. Three-year-olds on skis. Go figure.) You can register for any of these at the Navajo Lodge Learning Center, but please make sure your kid is potty trained first. They have Adult Winter Sports School for kids 13 and up The snow tubing park has six lanes, and a surface lift, so you for beginners at an all-inclusive package price of $79 for a two won't have to haul yourself back up the hill. (I remember that part and a half hour lesson. They have of the ski day with Dad too). The a "Get Better: class for $25, for tubing park has been compared to those wanting to "build on existing a "frozen waterslide." They have skills." This one is cheaper betwo hour sessions that cost S12, cause you bring your own equipment and purchase an all-day lift and begin on even hours. There is also a Kids Camp in pass separately. And finally, they the Navajo Lodge Learning Center have personal coaching lessons which is a "fully supervised child- that are available for every age care and winter coaching facility." and ability level. One of the activities includes exThere are seven chair lifts, ploring the mountain on "special three terrain parks for snowboardtrails" on skis or snow boards. ers, (beginning, intermediate and They have what is called Moun- advanced) with more than 30 tain Explorers for kids ages six to "snow features" with rails and fun 12 for skiing, and seven to 12 for boxes. snowboarding. The instructors diSo there you go. Get out vide the kids into skill abilities, and there and enjoy the winter. Maybe use the mountain terrain appropri- some day I'll be brave enough to ate for their respective levels. It try again. Maybe not. costs S95 for a full package which Somewhere in Utah is sponsored by: The Scouting News! Freedom RV & Sports Center 396SMain •Gunnison 528-7244 DerrenWegenerand Joey Carlisle of troop #564, Gunnison 2nd Ward, raise the flag at the elementary school. The Scouting Hews is Sponsored by Rasmussen Ace Hardware i AH ACE Paints Sporting Goods WhirpoolAppliances AWUt The helpful place. 528-7513 435 South Main • Gunnison HEAP WEEK GVHS Pep Club -1967 Front row left to right: Sylvia Christensen, Kathy Sorensen, Janet Jensen, Sondra Olsen and Dawn Stevenson. Second row: Marie Dalley, Jackie Wilson, Connie Nielsen, JoAnn Olsen and Peggy Lund. Third row: Pamela Stewart, Suzanne Mellor, Sheron Mellor, Brenda Mecham and Clair Fjeldsted. 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